The Man Who Bought a Planet
by V. L. Muller
- Year
- 2026
About this ebook
In The Man Who Bought a Planet, from the Chronicles of the Future series, Artur Vale, a retired engineer and widower, acquires for next to nothing the concession to a cold, seemingly useless planet 31 light-years from Earth, naming it after his late wife, Elisa. Decades later, a probe sent to the distant world discovers artificial structures beneath its surface, revealing that the planet safeguards an alien archive of memories, technologies, and extinct civilizations. Pressured by corporations, governments, and scientists, Artur must decide whether to open this cosmic treasure or protect humanity from knowledge for which it may not yet be ready. A story about grief, ownership, patience, and the difference between discovering a world and deserving to touch it.
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